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360 challenge hints and solutions Vol. VI, page 107 Other statementsarenotfalsifiable,suchas ‘Theuniversecontinuewithoutlimitbehindthe horizon.’ Suchastatementisabelief,notafact. Challenge 316, page 305: They arenotsetseitherandthusnotcollectionsofpoints. Challenge 317, page 306: There is still no possibility to interact with all matter and energy, as thisincludesoneself. Challenge 318, page 311: No.Thereisonlyageneralizationencompassingthetwo. Challenge 319, page 312: Anexplanationoftheuniverseisnotpossible,asthetermexplanation require the possibility to talk about systems outside the one under consideration. The universe isnotpartofalarger set. Challenge 320, page 312: Bothcaninfactbeseenastwosidesofthesameargument:Thereisno otherchoice;thereisonlyonepossibility.Equivalently,therestofnatureshowsthatobservations havetobethewaytheyare,becauseeverything dependsoneverything. Challenge 322, page 329: Massisameasureoftheamountofenergy.The‘squareofmass’makes nosense. Challenge 325, page 331: Theformula withn−1isabetterfit.Why? Challenge 328, page 332: No! They are muchtoo precise to make sense.They are only given as an illustration for the behaviour of the Gaussian distribution. Real measurement distributions arenotGaussiantotheprecisionimpliedinthesenumbers. Challenge 329, page 332: About0.3 m/s. It is not0.33 m/s, it is not0.333 m/s and it is not any longerstringsofthrees! Challenge 331, page 338: Theslowdowngoes quadraticallywith time,becauseevery newslowdownaddstotheoldone! Challenge 332, page 338: No, only properties of parts of the universe are listed. The universe itselfhasnoproperties,asshowninthelast volume. Motion Mountain – The Adventure of Physics copyright © Christoph Schiller June 1990–November 2015 free pdf file available at www.motionmountain.net
BIBLIOGRAPHY “[...]moi,quitrouvetoujours tous leslivrestrop longs,etsurtoutlesmiens[...] Voltaire, LettreàM.Cideville.*” 1 Julian Schwinger, L.L. DeRaad, K.A. Milton & W.Y. Tsai, Classical Electrodynamics,Perseus,1998.Anexcellent text onthetopicbyoneofitsgreatest masters. See also the beautiful problem book by André Butoli & Jean-Marc Lévy- Leblond, La physique en questions – électricité et magnétisme, Vuibert, 1999. Cited on pages 15and79. 2 A pretty book about the history of magnetism and the excitement it generates is James D. Livingston, Driving Force–theNatural Magicof Magnets,Harvard UniversityPress,1996. Cited onpage17. 3 R. Edwards, Filling station fires spark cars’ recall, New Scientist,pp. 4–5, 4 March 1995. Cited onpage19. 4 S. Desmet,F. Orban&F. Grandjean,OntheKelvinelectrostaticgenerator,European JournalofPhysics10,pp.118–122,1989.Youcanalsofindconstructionplansforitinvarious placesontheinternet. Cited onpage19. 5 F. Steinle, Exploratives Experimentieren – Georges Dufay und die Entdeckung der zwei Elektrizitäten,PhysikJournal3,pp.47–52,2004. Cited onpage20. 6 ForanetchingofFranklin’soriginalringingrod,seeE.P. Krider,BenjaminFranklinand lightning rods,PhysicsToday59,pp.42–48,2006. Cited onpage21. 7 W. Rueckner, An improved demonstration of charge conservation, American Journal of Physics75,pp.861–863,2007. Cited onpage24. 8 Formoredetailsonvariouselectromagneticunits,seethestandardtextbyJ.D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics,3rdedition,Wiley,1998. Cited onpages 25and364. 9 See the old but beautiful papers by Richard C. Tolman & T. Dale Stewart, The electromotive force produced by the acceleration of metals, Physical Review 8, pp. 97–116, 1916,Richard C. Tolman&T. Dale Stewart,Themassoftheelectriccarrierincopper,silverandaluminium,PhysicalReview9,pp.164–167,1917,andthelaterbutmuchmore precise experiment by C.F. Kettering & G.G. Scott, Inertia of the carrierof electricityincopperandaluminum,PhysicalReview66,pp.257–267,1944.(ObviouslytheAmericanlanguagedroppedthe‘i’fromaluminiumduringthatperiod.)Thefirstofthesepapers is also a review of the preceding attempts, and explains the experiment in detail. The last papershowswhathadtobetaken intoconsiderationtoachievesufficientprecision. Cited onpage29. * ‘[...]me,whoalwaysfindsall bookstoolong,firstofall myown [...]’. Motion Mountain – The Adventure of Physics copyright © Christoph Schiller June 1990–November 2015 free pdf file available at www.motionmountain.net
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